Citi says channel checks negative for Altera, Intel, XilinxCitigroup says its channel checks indicate Altera's (ALTR) 14nm tapeout at Intel (INTC) has been pushed out again from Q2 to the second half of the year. Its checks also show that Altera has been "very aggressive" in pricing to gain back market share in Asia. Citi sees the two issues as negative for Altera, Intel and Xilinx (XLNX), and positive for TSMC (TSM) and Samsung.